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  1. Alright
    Newstour
    Newstour

    Alright & Late Bloomer Announce Spring East Coast Tour

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Premiere
    From Parts Unknown
    Newstour
    Newstour

    From Parts Unknown Announces Midwestern Tour

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. Premiere
    Hangtime
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Hangtime Premieres New Video for “A Thousand Years Ago,” Streams New LP

     Kendra Sheetz
  4. Last Night Issue
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Last Night Issue Releases Video for “Split Second”

     Kendra Sheetz
  5. Blind Man Death Stare
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Blind Man Death Stare Releases Video for “Just Because It Feels Good”

     Kendra Sheetz
  6. Friday's Spirit
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Friday’s Spirit Releases New Single, “TSTT”

     Kendra Sheetz
  7. Premiere
    Alex Wiley Coyote
    News
    News

    Alex Wiley Coyote Announces New Album on Worry Records

     Kendra Sheetz
  8. La Escalera Fest
    News
    News

    La Escalera Announces Lineup For Eighth Year of Festival

     Kendra Sheetz
  9. End of Pipe
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    End of Pipe Releases New Single & Video for “Get Alive”

     Kendra Sheetz
  10. Cheatin at Solitaire
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Cheatin’ at Solitaire Releases New Album, ‘Barkley’

     Kendra Sheetz
  11. Premiere
    Tourist Season
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Tourist Season Releases ‘Snow Doubt About It’ & Migrates North

     Kendra Sheetz
  12. Premiere
    Four It All
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Four It All Releases Debut EP, ‘Rhythm Thru Sunshine’

     Kendra Sheetz
  13. Captain Asshole
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Captain Asshole Releases “Kyoto Wa Doko Nan Da?” from Upcoming Album

     Kendra Sheetz
  14. Premiere
    Rich Widows
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Rich Widows Debuts New Song “A Good Day”

     Kendra Sheetz
  15. Premiere
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Roundhouse Premieres Music Video “O Death,” Releases New Merch

     Ty Dykema
  16. Premiere
    Turnspit
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Turnspit Premieres New Single “So Long & Good Luck”

     Kendra Sheetz
  17. Boss Daughter
    Newstour
    Newstour

    Boss’ Daughter Announces ‘Febrewary Tour’

     Kendra Sheetz
  18. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Dead Eye Zack Releases New Music Video, Announces New Album

     Ty Dykema
  19. Friskie Morris & Friends
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Friskie Morris & Friends Release Volume 2 of Welcome to Chicagoland Compilation

    Good Music for a Good Cause!

    Stephen DeFalco
  20. Premiere
    Good Shade
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Good Shade Premieres “Apnea” Off Upcoming Album

     Kendra Sheetz
  21. Broken Field Runner
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Broken Field Runner Debuts “Put An Ocean Between My Self-Pity & Me.”

     Mat Stokes
  22. Naked Raygun
    News
    News

    Benefit Concert Announced For Jerry Bryant (JBTV) Ft. Naked Raygun, Andrew WK, & More

     Kendra Sheetz
  23. Kid Lucifer
    Newsstream
    Newsstream

    Kid Lucifer Releases Two New Tracks & Music Video

     Kendra Sheetz
  24. Premiere
    Se Vende
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Se Vende Premieres New Video “Give Me Sleep”

     Kendra Sheetz

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New York City, NY

An American post-hardcore band from New York City, founded in 1990.

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Live From The Rock Room

Live from The Rock Room is a content series featuring live performances and interviews from Punk & Indie bands. The performances are recorded i
The New Adventures of The Offspring

A weekly, episodic, scripted, action/adventure podcast following the adventures of Dexter Holland, Noodles, Greg K, Pete Parada and Redman who form
Love Songs Of The Month

Separate from his main gig with The Love Songs, Craigums (and sometimes his friends) recreate songs that have no business being recreated.
Scene Around

Shawn McClung points his camera at the people he’s met through music. One shot, black and white, in the moment. No other rules.
I Wanna Wear Your Skin

Jill and Kayla (two beautiful trash monsters) regrettably watch one Lifetime Original Movie every week and then talk about them, all while drinking
Friskie Morris Sessions

Discover punk, ska and hardcore music in this weekly multi-format program highlighting the local Chicago scene and beyond.
One Band, 5 Songs

A podcast dedicated to examining the career of one musical artist through the lens of five of their classic songs.
Question The Answers

Take a deep dive into the independent music scene. The Question The Answers podcast features interviews with creative people working together in th
enough.

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You Oughta Know

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Scream Therapy

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Up The Pets

Mat Stokes loves dogs and invites you to talk about all things pets.
At Odds

At Odds is a collection of musings from a man slowly descending into insanity by forcing himself to listen to the entire discographies of bands tha
Matt, Don't Drink It

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PBR with Erin

From fake lashes to healing rashes, Erin gives you the beauty advice you never asked for.
Decent Panini

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Punx Who Panic

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The Bottom End

Bass players are often the underrated and overlooked members of a band. We explore music and other noise from the perspective of those that hold do
Flavor of the Weak

The memoirs of a career roadie.
Four Tours & Seven Beers Ago

An ongoing anthology of tour diaries.
Awful Sounds and Shitty Jokes

Unabashedly pretentious musings on noise, shitposting, and other cultural forces.

One Year Ago Today

  1. Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Phuture Memoriez Releases Music Video “Some Open Hand Cues”

     Kendra Sheetz
  2. Premiere
    Newsvideo
    Newsvideo

    Laddermatch Releases New Music Video for “Drive”

     Kendra Sheetz
  3. One Band, 5 Songs: A Podcast
    Feature
    Feature

    One Band, 5 Songs: Dwight Yoakam

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